she has warmed his heart ~ for the briefest of moments ~ and he has touched hers —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
birds
Step-by-step
all our wanderings ~ collecting dreams one by one ~ and giving them wings —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
New beginnings
vulnerably soft ~ each day a bird in our hands ~ to treasure anew — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In the end
plant a tree for me ~ from which the squirrels can feed ~ and where birds can breed — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Untold
in the night’s deep rain ~ I followed dark-blue acorns ~ and two blushing doves — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Blue gulls
like a caged seagull ~ when I cannot share my thoughts ~ then you set me free — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Allotment
sharing these warm rocks ~ a lifetime lived in the sun ~ the ocean and wind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Schmetterling
let us fly away ~ to a land filled with strange fowls ~ and rainbow feathers — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Expectation
amongst all the big birds ~ there was this tiny one too ~ hoping for a crumb — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reënvoëls
they are the rainbirds ~ bringing relief after drought ~ nourishing our hearts — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Rainbird
when joy disappears ~ my soul flies into the clouds ~ where I find your trail — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Travellers
so far-far away ~ from what home’s supposed to be ~ yet here we belong — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Early
morning messages ~ written when the birds still sing ~ telling you I care — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Baltic winter
seagulls in the wind ~ drift against the ice-cold air ~ waiting for the sun — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Dawn
the sound of birdsong ~ combs through the early morning ~ cuts me from my dreams — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Dawn-birds
ahh… you unsleep me ~ awaken me to each day ~ of such new wonder
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Nebel
a misty morning ~ folding you in its embrace ~ I stand here alone
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Wherever
it’s equally short ~ the distance between us ~ either here or there
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Instinct
like a homing dove ~ my impulse to fly to you ~ to break from restraints
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Reality check
paupers jostling ~ for worthless peacock feathers ~ in this insane world
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Swallows
she has warmed his heart ~ for the briefest of moments ~ and he has touched hers
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Reside
in this world’s cities ~ where we dwell on silent paths ~ amongst the hustle
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Matter of scale
on a bare tree branch ~ sits a sparrow in the cold ~ we are all so small
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Object of affection
the one I treasure ~ the one I stumble upon ~ on a bright blue day
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Little one
that was the day ~ I didn’t want to stop you ~ wanted you to fly
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Expand
do not fear the leap ~ it is only in mid-air ~ that our wings unfurl
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All set
every now and then ~ we rest on the precipice ~ ready to take flight
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What we have
a red footpath ~ to the distant horizons ~ a bluebird in hand
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Bubble
curling into you ~ I find my own unique space ~ in the universe
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Tease
in its mockery ~ the parrot’s voice echoes mine ~ inescapably
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Early
this morning’s songbirds ~ brought with them a gentle voice ~ from across the sea
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Of a feather
flimsy paper birds ~ we fly amongst life’s clouds ~ sometimes sharing space
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